Defense for
Venezuelan Orense Promises to go On
Offense vs 4 Cooperators, Maduro Cited
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURT, Nov
27 –
Venezuelan indicted
narco-trafficker Carlos Orense
Azocar was presented in
Magistrates Court in the U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
on June 23, 2023 and Inner
City Press was (the only
media) there.
Orense had
just been extradited in from
Italy and the indictment
against him unsealed.
The case was
wheeled out and assigned to
District Judge Vernon S.
Broderick.
On
November 14, Inner City Press
covered the final pre-trial
conference before Judge
Broderick. Thread.
On November 27,
Inner City Press went for
openings 9:15 am, and later. Thread:
Now here at US v
Orense- his daughter us here,
counsel asks if she can hug
him, hasn't seen since his
arrest in Italy.
Ruling: No
physical contact. Orense is
crying as Marshals stand by
his side. Inner City Press is
here, in empty gallery.
Judge: Mr Azocar,
Juror 10 is sick. Juror 11's
mother is hospitalized. I will
ask her questions...
Counsel for El
Pollo just came into the
courtroom
OK: in opening,
defense lawyer tells jury all
4 cooperating witnesses are
just drug traffickers who want
to stay in the USA, one of
whom tried to kill Orense.
Defense: The US
tells you Orense knows
Venezuela officials including
Nicolas Maduro. But he also
knows singer Vicente Fernandez
- that doesn't mean Orense in
a singer.
The defense
promised to "go on offense"
against the government's case,
citing AUSA Dick Gregorie,
several times...
Inner City Press
will continue to cover the
trial.
The case is US v.
Azocar, 21-cr-379 (Broderick)
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